IFDS keeps track of the International Classifications of all sailors that have been International Classified under the IFDS Functional Classification System. These classifications are valid for the Paralympic Quadrennium.

In September 2012 the British Paralympic Association (BPA) submitted an appeal to the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) against a series of decisions made by the International Jury at the Paralympic Sailing Competition during the three-person keelboat event.